I'm going to say it over and over again. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!!!!
This week we had a lot of little moments that showed me that everything we did was directed by Heavenly Father. We visited a less active sister who hasn't been to church in 40 years. Her husband had died recently, and she didn't remember much about eternal families, but she has been really interested in the temple ever since he died. We came at a perfect time for her and were able to answer some questions and give her peace. She cried and thanked us for coming. The cool thing was that we weren't planning on going to visit her. It just came up that we had extra time and were in her neighborhood.
We visited another sister who is trying to come back to church. It happened to be during the time that a lot of anniversaries of deaths of loved ones were coming up. We were able to offer her comfort and be there to cry with her.
We had some extra time and decided to go do some extra service at one of the thrift stores that we serve at. We showed up right after they had gotten a huge donation. The person that was in charge of sorting was very overwhelmed, especially because most of the clothes were absolutely disgusting. She needed to go to the store to get more trash bags, so we sorted while she was gone. When she got back we had finished most of it, and I could see a huge weight lift off of her.
Someone we are teaching named Alyssa invited us to play tennis with her, and then this weekend to go on a hike. During both we had the most amazing gospel discussions. On the hike, we talked a lot about the plan of salvation and the purpose of our life on earth. Later it turned out that something we said was exactly what she needed.
I love being able to look back on my life and connect the dots on how Heavenly Father has guided my life. Not only does he direct us for the benefit of others, but for ourselves as well. This week I was reading in 1 Nephi 16 and it says "And we did follow the directions [of the Lord] which led us in the more fertile parts of the wilderness." When we allow the Lord to direct us we are led in the places that give us what we need.
Once again, I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!!!
God is Good!
Sister Slade
Pictures!
1. I fell asleep on the floor
2. A waterfall on the hike
3. Us with Alyssa
4-6 The top of the hike
7. A cool tree we saw
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